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What You See Isn't Always What You Get!
Students explore AIDS. In this health lesson, students participate in 2 classroom activities that reinforce the concept that HIV infection is not apparent in physical appearance. Students discuss the activities and write about their...
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Track Stories
Learners identify animal tracks. In this animal track activity, students look at "track stories" and identify the animals that made the tracks. Learners discuss if they believe the animals are predators or prey.
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Weeds-Wild and Wonderful
Students compare and contrast weeds and desirable plants. They explore the ways which their ancestors used weeds and depended on them for food and other household necessities.
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Day And Night
First graders examine how the earth experiences day and night by using a flashlight and a globe as a model.
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Verb Tense
In this verb tense worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the word that is in the correct verb tense and then label the tense of verbs given. Students complete 16 problems.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Dandelion
Students are read Dandelion, by Don Freeman. In this vocabulary focused activity, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after the story is...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Gregory the Terrible Eater
Students are read Gregory the Terrible Eater, by Mitchell Sharmat. For this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the meaning of four new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after the story...
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Introduce Vocabulary: I Love You the Purplest
Students are read I Love You the Purplest, by Barbara Joosse. In this vocabulary focused instructional activity, students discover the definitions of at least three "Tier Two" words. As a group, they discuss the meanings of the words...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Into the A, B, Sea
Students are read Into the A, B, Sea, by Deborah Lee Rose. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Julius, the Baby of the World
Students are read Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of seven new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, before and after the story is...
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Writing A Thanksgiving Day Story
Learners write a Thanksgiving Day Story using some or all of the words included in the worksheet. These stories can be fiction or non-fiction (Personal Essays). They are graded on sentence structure, paragraph structure, grammar,...
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Motion
In this motion worksheet, students will read 8 statements about displacement and velocity and determine if the statement is true or false. Then students will fill in the blank for 8 statements on motion. Finally, students will compare...
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Slang Quiz: Shortened Words
For this English slang worksheet, students complete sentences by interpreting slang words created by shortening a longer word.
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Breaking News: International Coalition Attacks Libya (March 20th, 2011)
Students explore current events by completing a list of worksheet activities. In this Libyan history lesson, students read a news article discussing the problems with Gaddafi in Libya and the effect it is having in the Middle East....
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Past Tense Verbs- Fill In the Blank
In this past tense verbs learning exercise, students fill the blank lines with the correct form of the verb which is given in parentheses at the end of the sentence. They complete 30 examples.
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Learning Short a and Long a sounds
Students recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.
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Judges in the Classroom Lesson Plan Juvenile Justice- Adjudicatory Hearing
Students conduct a mock hearing simulating the role of attorneys and witnesses familiarizing them with the juvenile court process.
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Seed Travel
Students explore the four different ways that seeds travel. They separate students into different groups and they act out how seeds travel. The groups act out their different scenarios in front of the class.
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Earth's History
Sixth graders investigate how fossils are formed. They analyze a photo of the Grand Canyon, and create a fossil cast and mold using plaster of paris and shells.
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Water Rights
Students discuss resource availability and natural resources. They explore the basic rules of appropriation. Students participate in a water rights simulation. They discuss possible consequences of appropriative water law.
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Prairies
Students identify the basic characteristics of the prairie ecosystem, and several commonly known prairie species. They create a classroom mural of a prairie ecosystem; and create reports about what they have found out.
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Descriptive Writing
Second graders analyze descriptive writing. In this writing instructional activity, 2nd graders read a story with a villain, describe the villain in words, and create a Wanted Poster describing him on paper.
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Working With Writing
Fifth graders research a topic of their choice using the internet, magazines, and books. In this research lesson plan, 5th graders are graded on their research and delivery skills of their presentation.
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Extra Word Worksheet 9
In this ESL error correction worksheet, students read 8 sentences that have an extra word that does not belong. Students find the error in each sentence.